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Meet the Ombudsman

Charlene Paquin became Manitoba’s ombudsman
on May 4, 2015. Prior to this, Charlene was employed as the
assistant deputy minister of the Community Service Delivery
Division at Manitoba Family Services. She has many years of public
service experience including both policy and service delivery.
Charlene holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of
Winnipeg and a master’s degree in social work from the University
of Manitoba. She also has board experience, most recently
having served on the Winnipeg Region board of directors for the
Canadian Mental Health Association.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Charlene resides here with her
husband and two children.